Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
extraction below the water table
On Monday, May 17, notice was posted that extraction below the water table and changes to the rehabilitation in the site plan for Durham Stone and Paving Inc. Feversham had been approved. Details posed on the Environmental Registry of Ontario website said that the consultation was open from Nov. 12 to Dec. 27, 2019. Local gravel extraction operations are sources of employment through the region, including Southgate, which also has pits, especially in the former Egremont area.
